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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Vulcan on August 28, 2007, 07:48:34 PM

Title: Flight Instructor taped scalp back on after crash
Post by: Vulcan on August 28, 2007, 07:48:34 PM

Kiwi's can fly and we're tuff :D

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Although there were times when he thought he might die after his light plane crashed in the Southern Alps, Richard Bateman undertook an agonising eight-kilometre walk through rugged country to raise the alarm.


The 27-year-old flight instructor got out his survival kit, taped his scalp back on, and set out to get help for himself and his student, pilot Nick Eagleson.

Full story: http://www.stuff.co.nz/4182613a10.html

Title: That's nothing....
Post by: TalonX on August 28, 2007, 07:58:17 PM

I remember a guy from Florida that had to tape his head back on before he could get help for him and the 227 people on his plane.